exploring nature’s infinite connections
The evening of October 10, 2024 ( a KP index of 9!) brought another spectacular solar storm our way, triggering displays of the Aurora Borealis across Michigan and elsewhere. The Aurora Borealis appears more frequently at lower latitudes because we are likely...
February 19 marks a particular anniversary for me, not exactly a celebratory one. It marks the date in 2019 when I started digging into widespread copyright infringement on Facebook and began logging them in a spreadsheet. I see the date every time I open this file...
Perhaps you had a surprise today waiting for you in your email inbox? If you received an email from Facebook stating content you posted was removed for copyright infringement, perhaps even sent to "Facebook Jail" as a result, this post offers some education on why you...
Last year, a new organization called "Nature First" was formed. It is a collection of incredibly passionate, caring, and dedicated nature photographers who want to spread the education of field ethics. We create more than 1.2 trillion digital photographs a year, going...
I've been a doodler for as long as I can remember. I still have some childhood doodles that reflect times where I had a pencil in my hand and my mind went wandering. More than likely - I was supposed to be paying attention to something else. "Droids" - I had a...
If the headline of this post has a hint of someone reeling a little from an open wound, I'd say perhaps you are not so far off. To date, I have filed DMCA takedown requests with Facebook to address over 200 copyright infringements. All of these involved a single image...
For those unfamiliar with the site 500px, it started as a photo-sharing site and is now a marketplace. It is similar to Flickr, and had a touch of Reddit where photos were "upvoted/downvoted." With so many photos (some quite nice depending on your tastes),...
I came across a post on LifeHacker the other day, where it was asking readers "What Have You Used Reverse Image Search For?" I found the comments quite interesting in how the general public utilizes this tool above and beyond what photographers normally use it...